# Incident 20190716011949I: Piper PA-28R-180, Virginia Beach, VA, July 16, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2019, 18:25 local time
- Place: Virginia Beach, VA
- Airport: Virginia Beach
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6789° N, 76.0328° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VIRGINIA BEACH (42VA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6789&lon=-76.0328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4971J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4971J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 620 total, 44 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190716011949I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

N4971J, PA-28R-180, AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE OFF RWY 27 AND CLIPPED  RWY EDGE MARKER. PILOT SHUT DOWN, LOOK AT DAMAGE AND ADVISED AIRPORT STAFF THEN ELECTED TO START UP AND FLY THE AIRPLANE BACK TO DESTINATION. 1 POB NO INJURIES.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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